Recognised as Colour

#FC0200

#FC0200
Red
Dark
Nearest: Red

#FC0200 is a red with RGB values 252, 2, 0 and HSL 0°, 100%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Red.

Colour values

#FC0200#FC0200

HEX#FC0200

RGBrgb(252, 2, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.0078, 0

RGB percentages98.8%, 0.8%, 0%

HSLhsl(0.5, 100%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0.5, 100%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 99.2%, 100%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,515,584

CSS custom property--colour: #FC0200;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20739WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.15:1

Contrast with white4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#373737

Inverted#03FDFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6C5E00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 85.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#A18F00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 85.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0010no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Red · ΔE 1.2 Orange red · ΔE 12.7 Tomato · ΔE 30.9 Crimson · ΔE 34.5 Firebrick · ΔE 39.6 Coral · ΔE 41.6

Nearest named CSS colourRed (#FF0000)ΔE 1.18, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#00FAFC

Analogous#FC007C, #FC8000

Triadic#00FC02, #0200FC

Split complementary#00FC80, #007CFC

Tetradic#7CFC00, #00FAFC, #8000FC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFC9C9

Lighter +30%#FF9796

Lighter +20%#FF6463

Lighter +10%#FF3230

Darker −10%#C90200

Darker −20%#960100

Darker −30%#630100

Darker −40%#300000

More saturated +25%#FC0200

Less saturated −25%#DD2120

Channel breakdown

R252

Red252 (98.8%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue0.48°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness49.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G 02 · B 00

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